This emphasis on the Ich means being ‘self aware’ as the prerequisite for ‘being aware and concerned for the other’. Only through self-awareness can we feel empathy with others. Only through self-reflection can we question our behaviour towards others. Self-examination in that sense is for the greater good – for us, for our wider community, for society in general and for our planet.
"Self-examination in that sense is for the greater good-for us, for our wider community, for society in general and for our planet." The last sentence of the book.
